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Chief Michael Saunders

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Mayor Sexton Says Police Racial Profiling Stories are Bunk

The mayor defends the Evergreen Park Police Department from recent media reports.

Stung by recent claims that Evergreen Park Police traffic stops may be guided by racial profiling, Mayor James Sexton came out swinging at Monday night’s village board meeting. With the words “…and justice for all” still echoing in council chambers after the Pledge of Allegiance, Sexton immediately began counter-punching, defending his administration and accusing the downtown news media of being interested more in fantasy than fact. “I’m not going to let a couple of reporters tarnish the reputation of our police,” Sexton said, referring to a recent analysis of traffic-stop data conducted by the Better Government Association FOX 32 News. Read Full Story: Over 70 Percent of Evergreen Park Traffic Stops Involve Minorities Sexton ripped the …

Bernard

10:26 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013

I grew up in evergreen park lived there for 17 years, had an African American family that lived on our corner, guess what they were very nice and had one of the best kept homes on the block. I've also been pulled over and ticketed numerous times and guess what I was speeding, had tinted windows, and loud exhaust...and I'm white. I broke the law, got caught, paid my fines, did my traffic school …   more ›

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